ˌviləˈnelə noun
( plural villanel·le -elē)
Etymology: Italian, from villano rustic laborer, peasant, from Medieval Latin villanus
1. : a 16th century Italian part-song unaccompanied and in free form and clownish and often parodistic in nature in sharp contrast to the sophistication of the contemporary madrigal
2. : an instrumental piece in the style of a rustic dance